Acceptable To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
ReviewedEvidence1 sourceSectionEnglish Usage
Quick answer
Use “acceptable to” before the person or group whose approval or agreement matters.
Key details
Confusion Familyusage-construction
Rule Familyadjective or complement construction
Termsacceptable to
Further guidance
Construction
Use “acceptable to” before the person or group whose approval or agreement matters.
Style Boundary
Cambridge directly attests “acceptable to”; this page stays limited to that construction and does not imply that every acceptable-context complement uses “to”.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
Acceptable — Cambridge Dictionary↗ (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct learner-dictionary evidence for the adjective construction “acceptable to” meaning satisfactory or able to be agreed to by a person or group.
Ablaze With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Abound In or With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Absorbed In: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Accessible To: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Acclaimed For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Admired For: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
